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  • By: Tessa Dare
  • Narrator: Eva Kaminsky
  • Category: Fiction, General, Romance
  • Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: May 06, 2014
  • Language: English
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What’s a duke to do, when the girl who’s perfectly wrong becomes the woman he can’t live without?

Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season–or any season–but his diabolical mother abducts him to “Spinster Cove” and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl.

Overworked and struggling, Pauline Simms doesn’t dream about dukes. All she wants is to hang up her barmaid apron and open a bookshop. That dream becomes a possibility when an arrogant, sinfully attractive duke offers her a small fortune for a week’s employment. Her duties are simple: submit to his mother’s “duchess training”… and fail miserably.

But in London, Pauline isn’t a miserable failure. She’s a brave, quick-witted, beguiling failure–a woman who ignites Griff’s desire and soothes the darkness in his soul. Keeping Pauline by his side won’t be easy. Even if Society could accept a serving girl duchess–can a roguish duke convince a serving girl to trust him with her heart?

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Eva Kaminsky is the narrator of Any Duchess Will Do audiobook that was written by Tessa Dare

Tessa Dare is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of more than a dozen historical romances. A librarian by training and a book-lover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she shares a cozy, cluttered bungalow with her husband, their two children, and a pair of cosmic kittens.

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Narrator Eva Kaminsky
Length 10 hours 48 minutes
Author Tessa Dare
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Publisher HarperAudio
Release date May 06, 2014
ISBN 9780062351197

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The publisher of the Any Duchess Will Do is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, General, Romance

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Goodreads Reviews

chan ☆

August 31, 2020

surprisingly, this worked for mesurprising, because i'm blue in the face with shouting about how tessa dare's damaged heroes don't work for me. but i guess there is an exception to every rule.this story was pretty unique to the tessa dare brand. you have an untitled lady, who is probably the most working class of any of the heroines i've read in historical, being selected by a duke as his future duchess. Griffin is brought to spindle cove by his mother to select a wife and to piss his mom off he picks not one of the many eligible ladies but the daughter of a farmer.then comes some My Fair Lady moments mixed with some moments of tenderness. our heroine Pauline is trained to understand what it means to be a duchess, and in fighting his attraction to her, Griffin starts to question his own life and what he wants from it. and it worked very well.i think the difference here was that Griffin, while "damaged," wasn't really an asshole. he didn't want to get married or fall in love but his reason for doing so came from a place of grief and tenderness. and on top of that, in contrast to the 3rd book in this series, our heroine had a hell of a lot of self respect. she refused to feel less than because of her upbringing. and the two of them together... made sense.if you're looking for a fun but sweet historical, i highly recommend.

Sandra

July 19, 2014

5 OUTSTANDING AND 'AWWWW' STARS.This book made my heart melt, weep, and gave it a little meltdown/panic attack towards the end. Any Duchess Will Do is the 4th and i believe the final book in the Spindle Cove series. I am madly, and deeply in love with this series and the author. I don't even want to think about this being the last book because then i might cry and never stop. Pauline Simms is an overworked and struggling 23 year old serving girl. All she wants is to open up her own little bookshop. When an arrogant and sinfully attractive duke offers her a small fortune for a week's employment, her dreams might finally come true. After all, all he wants is to submit to his mother's duchess training...and fail miserably. It's impossible to fail at failing...right? "You choose a girl - any girl - and I'll polish her myself. Who could better prepare the future Duchess of Halford than the current Duchess of Halford?" Griffin York, duke of Halford has no desire to wed, like, at all. But when his mother literally abducts him and insists he select a bride, Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl. "Her," he said. "I'll take her." But in London, Pauline isn't a miserable failure. She's a brave, quick-witted and beguiling failure that soothes the darkness in Griffs soul. “I’m the Duke of Halford,” he said, plunging deep.She shut her eyes, trying not to cry. It was all too much—the emotion, the pleasure. The hopelessness.“I’m the Marquess of Westmore.”Thrust.“I’m also the Earl of Ridingham. Viscount Newthorpe. Lord Hartford-on-Trent.”Thrust. Thrust. Thrust.“And I am your slave, Pauline.”Oh, mercy. Geez people! All the books in this series are an emotional ride, this one was no exception. It hooked me from the very beginning. It was a very bad idea for me to read this on workdays. I knew it would happen. That i wouldn't be able stop reading after i picked it up. Why i loved Pauline?: I adored Pauline. She has a little self esteem and confidence, but she still has a feisty little attitude and potty mouth. She's a hardworking girl who earns everything she has. Pauline is also a pretty clumpy character, but her clumsiness is as amusing as hell and i wouldn't change anything about it. "Oh. I see. So your grace never curses.""I do not""Words like cor...bollocks... damn...devil...blast...bloody hell..." She pronouced the words with relish, warming to her task. Why i loved Griff?: Now here's a male who is worth breaking my 'no guys in my life' motto. He is so right for me and i would snatch him from Pauline without blinking. Griff is dominant, protective and definitely swoon worthy. He didn't care that Pauline was a serving girl, he loves her because of who she is. He fought for her, and became a better man for her. The sex scenes were passionate, hot and because Griff is dominant, they were dominant too! I loved it when afterwards Griff held and cuddled Pauline in his arms. "Pauline." His voice was a dark murmur against her lips. "My heart. My dearest love. We are done with this cab. To do every wicked, delicious thing i mean to do to you, i need a bed. And hours." I also loved all the secondary characters. Especially Griff's mother. She might be hard to like at first, but throughout the book you begin to like her more and more. She was such an amusing lady and had me cracking up most of the time. I liked everyone expect Griff's best friend. WHAT.A.TOTAL.JACKASS!(view spoiler)[I was so happy when Griff scared his cheek! I was, like, Kill him! Kill that d*ck!! (hide spoiler)] Even though i guessed Griff's secret i didn't care. That shows how much i loved this book!The ending still gave me butterflies all over. It must have been one of the most adorable and cutest endings EVER!!!Awwww ! I was, like, terrified out of my mind that the book won't have a HEA. But it did!! Overall Any Duchess Will Do was a fantastic, amazing, brilliant, funny, suspenseful read that (if i had enough time) would inhale in one sitting. It was gripping and had me swooning and hooked to the very end. It made me wish and daydream i was a Duchess!!! Oh, how i wish! "I think we've done enough," She whispered. "I'm a confirmed disaster.""Oh, yes. A comprehensive catastrophe. A beautiful, perfect failure." He pulled back to regard her. "And i could not be more proud." 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Cece

September 24, 2022

I think historical fiction might be one of the greatest things ever “Farewell, she thought wistfully. Farewell, finest arse in Creation.” Short novel gets short *but happy* reviewMeet Griffen: the arrogant EX.playboy who refuses to wed until his mother...kidnaps him and forces him to choose from a room of options. “He’d thought himself so damned clever, picking the serving girl out of the spinster crowd." Just a silly little trick in this mindgame with his mother. But Pauline became a player too, and she knew the rules even if she didn't know proper etiquette “She put her thumb and forefinger in her mouth and whistled loud. “Gerry!” she called. “Gerald Willett, look! It’s me, Pauline! I’m going to be a duchess, Ger!” I honestly loved Pauline as a character more than i loved some heroines that had an epic adventure. Pauline had a shitty life and instead of letting that make her cruel, she used it as lessons to become better and to do better. “To say “I’m sorry you were offended” was not the same as apologizing for the offense” Plus she knew her shit so I mean how could Griffen not end up falling in love with her. Hell I fell for her by the third chapter!“He gazed at her as though she were the most wonderful, terrible, puzzling, perfect thing he’d ever beheld”And damn Griff can you look at me like that please? “Because I fell desperately in love with this barmaid and now cannot imagine happiness without her.” He looked up and shrugged. “Whoops” God i laughed so hard at this most poetic declaration at love...that had the friggen word whoops in it! It was a cute little novel that honestly opened my eyes about the historical fiction genre so now I think I'm ready to branch out a little more. Plus these two characters were hilarious to read about. I mean who doesn't just love a good spectacle? ;)

Shin Mon

June 23, 2018

I’m kicking myself in the nuts. Why did I ever wait to dig into a Tessa Dare book. 🤨 Hands down, one of the best-written and funniest and equally romantic regency romance books I’ve ever read/listened. It was really REALLY good. Funny story, a while ago, I travelled to Spain and I actually met with Tessa Dare in person. We were both attendants of a summit there. But the thing is although I knew her books, I never knew she wrote them. In my defense, I haven’t read any MF in a couple years and I only do some MF regency romance on audio sometimes. 😂 But it’s quite rare for me to read MF these days. LOL, I didn’t realize it was her until we parted. But luckily, I took some pics with her. 😁 Anyhow, she has so many books that are highly raved by all my book buddies so it was a real challenge for me to decide which one to pop my TD cherry. 😂 I went on to audible and listened the samples of all her books out there and Spindle Cove series attracted me the most. And this book, this book called to me, like a siren would to a desperate sailor. 😌 2 minutes into listening this book and I was already laughing like crazy. What an entertaining and enthralling listen! And now, let’s get onto reviewing. 😉 Griffin York, the Duke of Halford is the fourth richest man in England and needless to say the most eligible bachelor that all women chase through a season. And our Griff was blessed not only with many properties and enormous wealth but also with a wicked, diabolical, headstrong mother. 🤣 Griff is determined to not marry now or ever and his mother is equally determined to get him married off soon and have cute, little, adorable grandchildren whom she can spoil rotten. When Griff realized that he was kidnapped by his own devilish mother to the notorious Spindle Cove where wallflowers of England gather and recuperate, he knew it’s time to teach a lesson to his mother once and for all. 😏 She wanted her to choose a bride on spot while standing in a pub full of England’s aristocratic spinsters and he chose a barmaid that walked into the pub that very moment. Talk about a destiny, huh? 😁 But who knew, she really was his destiny at that moment. 😌 Pauline Simms, the barmaid of Bulls and Blossoms café in Spindle Cove and the elder daughter of the Simms family is not having a good day. 😬 And to top her misery, she was humiliated by the arrogant Duke of Halford when he chose her out of all women in the café because she was the most ineligible spouse possible for him. But Pauline isn’t anything if not determined, brave and optimistic. If the Duke of Halford and his mother wanted a disaster coming to their way, they are surely going to get that. As one unexpected events after another turned out, Pauline found herself riding in the most luxurious coach she has ever ridden on her way to London to be taught how to be a duchess by none other than the current Duchess of Halford. The plan was simple, stay in London for a week, cause the most disastrous ruckus she can ever manage to cause, break the hopes of Duchess’ wish for grandchildren, take a thousand pounds and return to Spindle Cove to have an amazing life with her younger sister. The plan certainly didn’t include to fall in love in a week and that’s what she managed to accomplish during her stay in London. 😉 To say Pauline and Griff isn’t compatible with each other would be an understatement. 😁 They are the polar opposite of each other. But despite their differences, Griff is inexplicably attracted to feisty, sassy-mouthed and determined Pauline. The Duke of Halford doesn’t have all happiness and cherry in his heart, he has been carrying a dark dark secret for more than a year and seems like no one but Pauline seems to get him. And Pauline knows better than to fall for an aristocratic rake like Duke of Halford. She’s only here in London for a week so that Griff can teach a lesson to his mother. She knows that she can be a mistress of Griff at best and a forgotten fling at worst. 😭 But the heart wants what it wants. Under the façade of an uncaring, rakish and charming duke, she knows there’s a man with a broken heart and dark secrets no one knows. 😌 And Pauline is determined to heal Griff’s shattered heart before she has to return to Spindle Cove for good. Oh my God! Eva Kaminsky narrated the hell out of this book! This is my first ever listen of hear narration and I’m head over heels in love with her voice and performance. 😍 I even bought a few other books that she narrated right away. She really captured the essence of this story with her stellar performance. 👏 I’m not going to lie, I went into this story thinking this is going to be a hilarious, fluffy and low-angst romance. After all, the funny aspect of this story is what compelled me to listen in the very beginning and boy, was I wrong. 😌 This was so much more than Tessa Dare’s superbly written entertaining banters and a damsel in distress romance. This story has a depth, that bittersweet angst and most of all, old yet true principle of all time, that “love can conquer anything” in the end. ❤️😌 And talk about the balance of love, smut, funny banters and interesting characters. I was truly truly hooked. I binge listened this story in 2 days. 😁 And boy, I know this is going to sound ridiculous to most people but as I’m a dedicated lover of MM romance and straight sex weirds me out whenever I read MF these days. 🤣😂 But it’s not the case in this story. It was sizzling! 🔥 My my, the palpable sexual tension of our protagonists and that sweet moment when they finally consummated their love? Hot, hotter and hottest! 🔥🌋🔥 Tessa Dare made it to my favorite authors list with my very first read of hers. 👏 And yes, she really is the queen of funny and tasteful banters! 👍 Yes, this story is not perfection and everything since there are some a bit unrealistic moments and their love was a bit too insta. But despite everything, I really loved this book and it was a perfect ending for our two beloved MCs. Heartwarming, sweet, hot and so swoon-worthy! An baby made in heaven by talented Tessa Dare’s amazing writing and equally talented Eva Kaminsky’s performance. 😍 Couldn’t recommend this book enough. 👏 Favorite excerpts from the novel: 💗💜💗“You would. A true kiss would stir you in your deepest places. It would keep you lying awake in your bed all night long. Restless, and beset by . . .” He paused, grasping for the female equivalent of an aching cockstand. “ . . . flutterings.”“She’d never felt like this, not in all her life. So wanted, so desired. So needed, and by a man who shouldn’t need anything”“Apparently, after years of seducing every worldly, sophisticated woman in London, an impertinent minx of a serving girl was exactly what he wanted.But Griff vowed to himself then and there . . .This was one woman he would never have.”“You’re lovely. You’re clever. You’re turning me inside out, and I don’t like it. I don’t want to care for you. I’ve suffered enough over females who crawled inside my heart and deserted it after one week. But if I don’t say these words right now, I’m the lowest of the low. So here it is. You’re remarkable.”“Don’t fight fair. Life isn’t fair, especially not life in a place like this. If you have a shot, take it. There’s no call to be sporting about it, not with bullies.”“There’s always a pecking order. The big will torment the small, and the small will torment the smaller, and on down the line. It’s the nature of chicks, and it’s the nature of children, too. Don’t dream it will change. You’ll never be able to pummel every bully, and no amount of prayer or patience will convince them to change their ways. Just keep your head up and get what’s yours.”“There were few things that gave him more satisfaction in life than bringing a woman pleasure. In so many ways, it was like solving a puzzle. Each woman had the same anatomy. But the crucial bits came in all shapes and sizes, fit together in different ways, and each responded to a unique set of strokes and caresses. The same techniques might not work from one woman to the next. The process of discovery was humbling and intoxicating.”“The surge of emotion he felt—it wasn’t just the usual triumph of bringing a woman pleasure. An unbearable font of tenderness welled in his chest. Mingled with protectiveness, fondness. The impulse to not just pleasure her, but cherish her, guard her. He pressed kiss after kiss to the crown of her head, as if he could expel this painful excess of emotion.”“Griff had never been the fanciful sort, even as a boy. When he was with Pauline, the world was different. She forced him to see things through fresh eyes. Suddenly his library was the eighth wonder of the world, and Corinthian columns merited blasphemy. A ferry across the Thames was an epic journey, and a kiss . . . a kiss was everything.”“He just stared down at her, the same way he had that first day in Spindle Cove—as though she were the most wonderful, terrible, puzzling, perfect thing he’d ever beheld.”“When I heard you cry out . . . it was like a saber to the gut. I wanted to die.”“I said no such thing. You ran off before I could finish.” He ran a hand down her body. “I said I didn’t need ‘someone.’ Because you’re not just someone to me. You’re remarkable and stubborn and lovely and too damn brave for your own good.”“How long has it been since you last made love?”She bit her lip. “Twenty minutes?”“Right. Same for me. Give or take thirty seconds.”“Tighter, sleeker, hotter, wetter, sweeter. Not dreamlike or perfect, just more real.” 🔥“When we’re alone together, we might be able to forget it. But no one else will.”“Forget it? You think I forget who you are when we’re together?”“Do you believe that I worship every inch of this lithe, delectable body? Do you understand that I would take a saber to the kidneys before letting you come to harm?”“I don’t forget who you are,” he whispered. “And it’s you I want. So . . . damned . . . much.”“I can’t pretend to understand how love works.” Pauline sifted her fingers through his hair, smoothing a touch over his brow. “How many days have I known you? Not many more. And I doubt I’ll ever go a day without thinking of you, even if I should live to see ninety. I . . .” She couldn’t help it. “I love you so.”“And his arse . . . Lord above. The world had not seen such a perfectly formed arse since the sixth day of Creation. His buttocks were taut, rounded domes of pure muscle. As he walked, tantalizing hollows appeared on each cheek, alternating with every step.Right, left, right . . ““I’d die for her,” he said. “And I’d kill for her. The rest doesn’t concern you right now.”“Devil take me. You do love her.”“Radiant. Just as you were that first day.”She laughed. “I am sure I look nothing like I did that first day.”“You do. You sparkled.”“That was the sugar.”“I’m not convinced. I think it was just you.” His voice softened to a caress. “It was always you.”“It’s too much. You’re being too perfect. Quickly, say something horrid so I know this isn’t a dream.”“Very well. I have a creeping skin condition, and I hoot like a barn owl when I reach orgasm.”“I love you, Pauline Simms. I’ve loved you since the day we met. In fact, I suspect some part of my heart loved you long before then. There was no woman for me before you, and if you refuse me, there’ll be no one after. I know I’m no prize, but—” 5 You are all spangled with sugar stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  The rating for audio 5 stars for the story ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 stars for the narration ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5 stars for the performance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Over all 10 big stars of eargasms stars from me⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jessica

May 27, 2021

TW for loss of a childFINALLYYYY. This series has been hit or miss for me, and I'm happy to say that this one was a hit! This is a class difference romance and it checked all the boxes for me. Griffin's mom forces him to go to Spindle Cover to choose a bride. Fed up with her, he chooses the barmaid, Pauline, in order to pay her to fail miserably at being a duchess and get his mom off his back once and for all. Pauline only agrees so that she can have money to bring home to take care of her sister. Pauline is whisked away for a week to train to be the perfect duchess, even though Griffin and Pauline have no plans of actually going through with the betrothal. This romance was so adorable and I loved how feisty Pauline was. She was so headstrong and wasn't going to let Griffin push her around. Her love for books was adorable and I loved how she wanted to open up her own lending library. She was self-conscious about where she came from, but she tried not to show how much that bothered her when surrounded by the upper class. Things got very emotional and deep near the end when Griffin finally let Pauline in and let him know why he was not in a good place. Pauline had to make some hard decisions for the good of his family and I just loved how real and complex those relationships got at the end. While the series as a whole isn't my favorite, you HAVE to pick up books 2 and 4 in the Spindle Cove series!

Heather K (dentist in my spare time)

September 01, 2016

Tessa Dare has been my most surprising wild card of 2014. I went into this year convinced that I could never love historical romance, especially M/F historical romance. Then Tessa Dare smacked me upside the face with her Spindle Cove series and sent me reeling. I loved them.I've been listening to the series in audiobook format, so I was devastated when saw that the supremely talented narrator from the first three books, Carolyn Morris, was replaced by Eva Kaminsky. However, I shouldn't have worried. Eva Kaminsky was absolutely fabulous in this role. She narrated the crap out of this story, and I didn't want to stop listening for a moment. She had a few qualities that I find absolutely essential in a female narrator: A wide range of distinct voices, believable, sexy male voices, and excellent timing.I think most readers will complain that the story is so improbable, so impractical, that it is ridiculous. I mean, a duke and a servant falling in love and getting hitched? And while I logically knew all of that, I honestly didn't care one iota. I bought the fantasy, and isn't that what romance is all about? This book was less funny and more moving than the previous books, though it was just as enjoyable. Tessa Dare manages to give a book tension and emotion without resorting to misunderstandings or silly plot devices. I could honestly sing Tessa Dare's praises all day. This book was sexy, had a strong female MC, a male MC that I could fall in love with, and a great cast of supporting characters.Book hangover, engaged.

Jilly

February 06, 2017

This is a really cute story about a duke falling for a serving girl, and they were adorable and it was hot and swoony sometimes, but the true star of this book is the duke's mother - the current duchess. She is dry, sarcastic, bossy, controlling, and has a propensity to knit horrible little things in the hope of someday having a grandchild. knitting kitteh is producing better projects than duchess no-grandma..Since her son, Griffin, is a total skeezebag in a previous book and doesn't look like he's getting anywhere in her quest for these grandchildren who will be wearing horrible monstrosities of yarn, the duchess takes matters into her own hands. By doing the most reasonable and logical thing to get her son to get married, of course. She drugs him and hauls his unconscious body into a carriage where he awakens in "Spinster Cove". She tells him that he will have to pick a bride from there and she will shape the girl into a duchess. He retaliates by picking a barmaid who is filthy and swears. The barmaid IS his exit strategy Griffin takes the barmaid, Pauline, aside and promises to pay her if she completely fails at all of the "duchess lessons" and shows his mother, and everyone else, how completely inappropriate she is for his wife. Oh, but you know how these stories go. Of course she turns out to be a "breath of fresh air". Of course they find themselves hopelessly attracted to each other. Of course, everything backfires!All to prove that mother DOES know best. Now, I need to go find a village of men to drive my daughter to after she eats the brownies I made her.These guys look like fun. I wonder where they live..

NMmomof4

August 24, 2020

3.5 StarsOverall Opinion: This was a cute, fun read. I am really liking this author's characters and the banter we get with them! But for some reason I didn't feel like we got as deep of a connection with these two as I have in the other books I've read from Ms. Dare. I'm not even sure why I feel that way exactly...so even though it was enjoyable, I didn't quite like it as much as the The Duchess Deal or A Week to Be Wicked 🤷🏻‍♀️ Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Pauline and Griff's story. Griff is known as a womanizing duke and his mother has had enough, so she kidnaps him and takes him to Spindle Cove where there are single ladies that she makes him choose from. As a way to get back at his mother he picks a barmaid, Pauline. They make a wager that if his mother can make her acceptable in public as a potential duchess he will marry her in a week's time. Griff also makes a deal with Pauline that if she fails at his mothers duchess training he will pay her handsomely. There are some funny moments, some past hurts revealed, some sexy times...and they get a HEA ending.POV: This alternated between focusing on Pauline and Griff in 3rd person narrative. Overall Pace of Story: Good. I never skimmed and I thought it flowed well.Instalove: No, they take a while to develop stronger feelings (but it is over the course of a week, so in the grand scheme of things it could be considered instalove 🤔)H rating: 4 stars. Griff. I liked him. I appreciated how he wasn't judgmental, and how he grew to care for the h.h rating: 4 stars. Pauline. I liked her. I appreciated how she didn't let things get her down and how she cared for her sister.Sadness level: Low, no tissues neededPush/Pull: Yes (view spoiler)[The H pushes away emotionally at times, but I would still say that he is the main pursuer of the relationship though. (hide spoiler)]Heat level: Good. They have some good tension, chemistry, and scenes -- but not so much it takes away from the story.Descriptive sex: YesOW/OM drama: NoSex scene with OW or OM: NoCheating: NoSeparation: Yes (view spoiler)[They are separated shortly (few months?), but there was no mention or suggestion of other partners during this time. (hide spoiler)]Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[Loss of a child (off page - through mentions), the H was a manwhore before the h, and past abuse by h’s father to h (hide spoiler)]Closure: This had okay closure, but I would've liked more time with them in the future. I would call it a HEA (view spoiler)[they are married and have two children (hide spoiler)].Safety: This one should be Safe for most safety gang readers(view spoiler)[- Does Not have cheating- Does Not have a descriptive sex scene with OW/OM- Does have the H pushing the h away- Does have a separation between the h and H- Does Not have abuse by mcs- Does Not have OTT sad parts- Does have a HEA ending (hide spoiler)]

Shawna

August 20, 2014

5+ stars – Historical/Regency RomanceWow! I loved this! I haven’t relished a historical romance this much in quite some time. I adored everything about this book. Here’s a quick summary of what I enjoyed most about it.*Endearing, unique, lovable heroine – Pauline is caring, funny, cheeky, brave, honest, spunky, loyal, and strong yet vulnerable. I absolutely adored her!*Sigh-worthy hero*Heartwarming, swoonalicious romance – This has some of the sweetest, most memorable, delightful romantic moments/scenes that I’ve read in a long time and the H/h are truly magnificent together! *Reminiscent of “My Fair Lady”, “Cinderella”, and “Pretty Woman” – (The heroine isn’t a prostitute like in “Pretty Woman” but some other aspects of the story reminded me of it.)*Snappy, refreshing dialogue and dazzlingly witty banter*Clever humor and laugh-out-loud moments *Touching emotional, dramatic elements – I was moved to tears more than once. *Steamy, creative love scenes

Azet

May 24, 2022

"Any Duchess Will Do" are the fourth book in the "Spindle Cove" series.Tessa Dare has her own romance to make us fall for..she made me fall in love all over again!The hero,Griffin York gets kidnapped by his own mother (LOL as hell,haha) where she takes him to Spindle Cove to choose a wife.In a splendid moment of madness he gets entranced by the pride-ful serving girl Pauline Simms who hade glittering sugar all over her.Her bold attitude and banter with the hero made me laugh and i just knew that Tessa Dare would take me into yet another crazy but very delightful ride.[image error]I remember that Pauline gets presented for the first time in the Spindle Cove Novella "Beauty and the Blacksmith",so i was curious about her knowing that she will be the heroine in this book.It was also a surprise to know that she isn`t a virgin,i liked that.Her deal with the irresistible and arrogant duke Griffin was hilarious..that she would work for a week to be a failure for his mother so that his mother would give up on finding a wife for him.But little did they know that they are destined soulmates..The attraction between Griffin and Pauline are instant and sizzling-and the sex-scenes raw and steamy..just WOW Tessa Dare`s heroes are really pro at pleasuring their heroines.I also suspected the reason Griffin was against marriage and more..the man was in torment and even Pauline saw that.The reason for it made me smile with tears on my eyes,Griffin has such a great heart that i simply suffered for him together with Pauline.Their love for each other was something they couldn`t deny,even if they tried.It was a honest love..passionate,alluring in a way that they simply can`t be happy without each other.Griff knew her to the deepest, most hidden places of her soul. He respected her as a person, with thoughts and dreams and desires.That is what love is about.That`s true love.They are everything for each other,everything they never even dared to dream of.Griff`s marriage proposal at the end made me jump up with happiness,he proposed in his own Griff-Way and i just L.O.V.E it!The epiluge was the best too,where we could meet Minerva and Colin who are one of my fav couple (their book are in "A Week to be Wicked") and they have got an baby-daughter now,so cute!I really love the world of Spindle Cove,seems to me a very delightful place to visit,and these characters makes it even more wonderful with their color-strong personalities.“And I am your slave, Pauline.”-Griffin

Melanie

September 15, 2019

Audio: 5+ STARS!!Story: 5 STARS!! "I'll take her." AAAAHHHH! So glorious! We all know that Tessa Dare's sense of humor is wonderful, but she truly outdid herself with the premise and execution of Any Duchess Will Do! I don't think I've ever laughed so hard while listening a book. Huge kudos to Eva Kaminsky for her incredible performance. Plot: In an attempt to thwart his meddling mother's claim that she can turn any woman in Spindle Cove into marriageable Duchess material, Griffin, the Duke of Halford, chooses the serving girl at the local tavern.Except this particular serving girl. . . ...had just enough pride to trump etiquette and good sense. Which made for some highly entertaining moments from beginning to end, and resulted in a fairy tale of epic proportions.So there are a million reviews for this book. I'll just say that I adored Pauline and Griff and their forced proximity. "My impertinence is the reason I'm here, remember? It's why you chose me from a room of well-bred ladies. Because I'm perfectly wrong. Everything you'd never want in a woman."He raked a gaze down her body. "I wouldn't say that." There were just so many great moments, including this one that had me laughing my butt off: "Very well. You have questions? Here are some answers. 'Yes,' 'No,' and 'Only with ample lubrication.' Apply them to your questions as you like." Unfortunately, I'm a bit pouty that I was robbed of this book being a 5+ star read for me by the hugely disappointing run of events from about 90%-95%, but I'll survive, lol. Overall, it was awesome!

Letitia

June 03, 2013

Rating: A ... Heat: HotWell, it’s officially official: If I want a good cry, I’ll pick up one of my favorite Tessa Dare books. Each and every time she creates heroes and heroines who worm their way into my heart and tug on those heartstrings. Kate and Thorne? Made me bawl my ever-loving eyes out. Minerva and Colin? When they weren’t making me laugh, they put tears in my eyes. Pauline and Griff? Yeah, those two got the water works going pretty good and pretty often. I love the ladies and gents of Spindle Cove, and Pauline and Griff are no exception. Pauline Simms, serving girl at the Bull and Blossom, is a hard worker. As a poor farmer’s daughter, no one expects great things from Pauline. Her hands have calluses and her dresses often have mud at the hem. Her hair coiffure is the least of her concerns. And, in a town full of women, genteel ladies at that, Pauline is often overlooked. Not that she minds really. She has dreams but none of them revolve around a prince charming or a fairy tale Cinderella ending. Until Griffin York, the Eighth Duke of Halford, comes strolling (or, well, stumbling) into the Bull and Blossom. Yes, that Griffin York—the debauched and hedonistic sometimes friend of Colin Sandhurst (A Week to Be Wicked). Or, that’s who Griff was... but no longer is. Griff’s changed, things have changed, and no one seems to notice. Not even his mother, who in her quest for grandchildren, has drugged and kidnapped her son to take him to Spindle Cove. Where he's forced to pick a lady, any lady, from the Bull and Blossom. His mother, the current Duchess, will teach whatever lady he picks to be a duchess. In one week, no less, or she forfeits her rights to ever bother him with matrimony talk ever again. And who does Griff set his sights on? Pauline. Because if anyone will fail his mother’s duchess training, he believes it will be poor Pauline. Pauline’s family may be poor but they’re well fed thanks to her. Not that her awful father appreciates all she does, but it’s not him that Pauline works so hard for. No, everything Pauline does is with her sister Daniela in mind. Pauline will do anything for her sister, who some rude town’s people would call simple or feeble-minded. Pauline is the only one who cares for Daniela. And the money Griff offers, to go along with the sham engagement, is all going toward a better future for Pauline and Daniela. I’ll be honest, Griffin nearly broke me. The way he first treats Pauline, the way he's so careless with his words and actions, had me fuming. An arrogant duke to the core, or so he pretends to be. But Griff’s a smart man, thankfully, and it doesn't take long for him to be set straight. To start actually seeing Pauline as the bright and beautiful woman she is. Honest and open. Caring and thoughtful… and exactly what Griff needed. The only person who could see him, just as he can see her. I loved Pauline for never backing down or cowering to him. For forcing him to let go of the darkness inside him. A sadness that’s been eating away at him for so long. Any Duchess Will Do is an enchanting tale of unlikely love. A depressed duke known for his philandering, libertine ways meets his match in a courageous serving girl who curses like a sailor and wobbles in high heeled slippers. Pauline and Griff’s difference in class, how it made Pauline feel and the difficulties it caused, broke my heart over and over. A duke's world is no easy place to be but, in the end, it’s exactly where Pauline was meant to be. Griff and his prickly seduction is impossible to resist. -- A Romantic Book Affairs Review.Find us on Twitter and Facebook too!

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